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In June of 2010, the atheist [[PZ Myers]] commented that atheist meetings tend to be significantly more attended by males.<ref name="PZ"/> In October of 2012, the atheist Susan Jacoby wrote in ''The Humanist'' concerning atheist meetings: "When I speak before non-college audiences — that is, audiences in which no one is required to be there to get credit for a college course — 75 percent of the people in the seats are men."<ref>Jacoby, Susan (August 16, 2012). [http://thehumanist.com/magazine/september-october-2012/features/a-womans-place-the-dearth-of-women-in-the-secular-movement "A woman’s place? The dearth of women in the secular movement"]. ''The Humanist'' website.</ref>
In June of 2010, the atheist [[PZ Myers]] commented that atheist meetings tend to be significantly more attended by males.<ref name="PZ"/> In October of 2012, the atheist Susan Jacoby wrote in ''The Humanist'' concerning atheist meetings: "When I speak before non-college audiences — that is, audiences in which no one is required to be there to get credit for a college course — 75 percent of the people in the seats are men."<ref>Jacoby, Susan (August 16, 2012). [http://thehumanist.com/magazine/september-october-2012/features/a-womans-place-the-dearth-of-women-in-the-secular-movement "A woman’s place? The dearth of women in the secular movement"]. ''The Humanist'' website.</ref>
In October of 2010, an atheists' meeting was organized in the [[United States]] concerning the future direction of the atheist movement and 370 people attended. The ''[[New York Times]]'' described the attendees as "The largely white and male crowd — imagine a [[Star Trek]] convention, but older...". <ref>Oppenheimer, Mark (October 15, 2010). [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/16/us/16beliefs.html "Atheists debate how pushy to be"]. Nytimes.com.</ref>
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